Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on
Senate Modernization
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable THOMAS J. MCINNIS
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Issue No. 12
Thirtieth and thirty-first meetings:
Consideration of methods to make the Senate more effective within the current constitutional framework
WITNESSES
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
As an individual:
James B. Kelly, Professor, Political Science, Concordia University.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association:
Roberto De Luca, Staff Lawyer, Fundamental Freedoms Program.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
The Scottish Parliament:
The Right Honourable Ken Macintosh, M.S.P., Presiding Officer (by video conference);
Sir Paul Grice, Clerk and Chief Executive (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Thomas J. McInnis, Chair
The Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bellemare, Dean, Dupuis, Eggleton, P.C., Forest, Frum, Gold, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Lankin, P.C., Massicotte, McCoy, McIntyre, *Smith (or Martin), Stewart Olsen, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wells
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 5)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Greene was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (May 16, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Gold replaced the Honourable Senator Gagné (May 15, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Oh (May 12, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (May 12, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Oh replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (May 8, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (May 8, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Gold (May 4, 2017).